Latin America's struggle for democracy.
9780801890598 Latin America's struggle for democracy. Ed. by Larry Diamond et al. Johns Hopkins U. Press 2008 301 pages $19.95 Paperback JL966 The uniting theme of this book's 19 essays is...

Fernando Vega Olmos Joins JWT as Creative Chairman, Continental Europe and Latin America.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Jeffrey, Worldwide CEO of JWT, today announced the appointment of Fernando Vega Olmos as Creative Chairman, Continental Europe and Latin America. In this role, Vega Olmos will report to Jeffrey and partner with Toby Hoare, CEO JWT Europe, Jimmy Evans, President, JWT...

Daily lives of civilians in wartime Latin America; from the wars of independence to the Central American Civil Wars.
9780313335945 Daily lives of civilians in wartime Latin America; from the wars of independence to the Central American Civil Wars. Ed. by Pedro Santoni. Greenwood Press 2008 329 pages $65.00 Hardcover "Daily life...

Leading ladies Latin America: in less than four decades, these commendable females have advanced and influenced the role of women, transcending the typically male-dominated political realm.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS of 2008--a year when Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton evoked global admiration for her campaign to become the first female standard-bearer of a major US political party--eleven women had served as presidents or prime ministers of independent Latin American nations. Each one has a story...

Postilion Increases Payments Presence in Latin America with Four New Customer Wins.
Postilion wins legacy payments platform replacements NORCROSS, Ga., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Postilion, a leading provider of software solutions for self-service banking and payments and a division of S1 Corporation , today announced the signing of four new Latin American customers: Banco Micasa, Banco Corp Banca, and...

PAREXEL Strengthens Leading Presence in Latin America With a New Location in Peru.
BOSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation , a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that it has opened an office in Lima, Peru to provide regulatory consulting and clinical research capabilities. With the addition of the Peru office, PAREXEL now has locations throughout five important biopharmaceutical...

First CyberKnife System Purchased in Latin America.
System to be Installed in Venezuela SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated , a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that Domingo Luciani Hospital has purchased a CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System for installation at their new oncology center in Caracas, Venezuela. ...

Major Ecological Initiative Places Guatemala on the Map with Opening of First Restaurant-Aquarium in Latin America: Nais Aquarium.
Starting December 3, with the opening of the Nais Aquarium Restaurant at the Oakland Mall Shopping Center, the largest Mobile Aquarium in the world will be inaugurated, with sharks, manta rays, eels and 450 fish from 38 exotic species, as part of a complex of 15 aquariums decorating the...

Marco Polo Latin America to Implement Technology Trading Platform for the Bolsa Nacional Agropecuaria (BNA) in Colombia.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the National Agricultural Exchange (Bolsa Nacional Agropecuaria) has chosen Marco Polo Latam B.V. as their consultant for the selection and implementation of an electronic trading system. Marco Polo will provide the BNA with recommendations for purchasing an electronic...